BP (BP)

CONFIDENTIALITY

5.

Without prejudice to any other confidentiality duties owed to the Company or any other Group Company, the Executive will, during the period of his appointment hereunder and thereafter without limit in point of time (howsoever the expiry or termination of this Agreement be occasioned), treat as confidential all information relating to:

(i)

the trade secrets and the commercial, technical and financial affairs of the Company, or any other Group Company, and any matter connected therewith; and

(ii)

any person whether or not such person is employed by the Company or any other Group Company where such information is of a confidential personal or business nature.

to which the Executive may have access or of which he may become aware as a consequence of his appointment, which information shall, for the period of his appointment and thereafter as aforesaid, without limit in point of time, not be used by him or disclosed by him to any third party save (A) as is necessary for the proper performance of the duties of his appointment or (B) with the prior written consent of, or pursuant to guidelines provided by, the Board of Directors or (C) as required by law, provided that such restrictions on use or disclosure shall cease to apply to information within the public domain otherwise than through unauthorized disclosure by the Executive.

If the Executive has any doubts about whether he might be in breach of this Clause 5 he should consult the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Company.